Dan White ’08

“The law offers the same analytical aspect that I enjoyed about
economics,” says Dan White ’08, “but it also offers concrete results.”

Dan explains
he came to this conclusion after earning a master’s in economics; he realized
he needed work that was more practical and less theoretical. The law was a good
fit, as was Northeastern, which gave him “four opportunities to practice law in
different settings,” he says.

On co-op,
Dan tried it all: private firm, government and a corporation. He found he enjoyed
his third co-op most, at the law firm Goodwin Procter in Boston. His work there
ultimately led to a job after graduation, where Dan still practices today.

“Every day
is different, there’s nothing routine,” Dan reports. “It makes it exciting. I
like that my work is project based, so I don’t have a boss per se. If I’m
working on four different cases, I report to four different project teams.”

“At Northeastern I was able to try different paths, filter some out and figure out exactly where I wanted to be.”

Co-op 1

US Attorney’s Office, Criminal Division, Economic Crimes, Boston

Dan worked
for a federal prosecutor on white-collar crime, which gave him the opportunity
to use his economics background.

Student Facilitator

Law, Culture and Difference (now LSSC)

Dan was chosen
by his peers to lead, organize and manage a complex legal project involving
Boston’s decreasing groundwater level and its effects on homes.

Co-op 2

US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Boston

Dan wrote
bench memoranda, assisting Judge Norman H. Stahl in preparing for oral
argument. He analyzed briefs, relevant case law and statutes, as well as lower
court records.

Lawyering Fellow

Legal Skills in Social Context

Dan led a first-year student “law office" team in a social justice project.